John Knox House before Restoration

John Knox House before Restoration

Photograph

Hill & Adamson

Maker
David Octavius Hill, British, 1802–1870; Robert Adamson, British, 1821–1848

John Knox House before Restoration

1843–47
Salted paper print
Image: 7 11/16 × 5 7/8 in. (19.6 × 14.9 cm)
Mount: 10 3/8 × 7 9/16 in. (26.3 × 19.2 cm)
Gift of Alden Scott Boyer
Inscriptions Inscribed in pencil on recto, TRC: 49.
Inscribed in pencil on recto, LC: John Knox' House previous to its [illeg.] repaired
Inscribed in pencil (in Boyer's hand) on recto, BL: Excessively \ rare [underlined]
Inscribed in pencil (in Boyer's hand) on recto, BC: John Knox house before Restoration
Inscribed in pencil on verso, TLC: 50
Inscribed in pencil (in Boyer's hand) on verso, BC: Laying Foundation of the Sir Walter Scotts \ Monument. [all crossed out]
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